Tài liệu Báo cáo y học: " Effect of Weight Reduction on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and CD34-positive Cells i

Living in an environment characterized by calorierich foods and low physical activity, over two thirds of Americans are overweight [1]. This is a major public health problem, as obesity predisposes to a variety of age-related inflammatory diseases, including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and its complications, fatty liver diseases, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer [2-4]. Clinical studies have identified a relationship between increased body weight and cardiovascular disease in- cluding coronary atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and stroke [5-11].